Reports suggest that there are problems brewing between the couple and they might even head for a divorce

Leander Paes, who made his Bollywood debut with Rajdhani Express, and Rhea Pillai are going through a rough patch in their relationship. As rumours about their divorce started doing the media rounds, Leander’s spokesperson came out and revealed that the two are not married and have been in a live-in relationship. It seems the couple had a small marriage ceremony in 2006 but that is not legal. One of the many reasons of their separation seems to be Rhea’s extravagant lifestyle which didn’t go down too well with the tennis star.

The couple hasn’t officially declared anything but as per sources things are not quite right between the two.

The Chak De! India actor celebrates her 31st birthday today

Born on February 22, 1982 in a North Indian family in Bihar, Shilpa Shukla was brought up in New Delhi, Kolkata and Gujarat. She started her acting career with the eminent theatre actor Arvind Gaur of Asmita Theatre Group and acted in several popular plays.

She embarked upon her film career with Khamosh Paani in 2003 and was seen in Sudhir Mishra’s critically acclaimed Hazaaron Khwaishein Aisi in the same year. Commercial success came her way when she played the arrogant and stubborn Bindiya Naik in the Shahrukh Khan starrer Chak De! India (2007) which got her the Filmfare nomination and she bagged couple of Best Debut Female actor awards too for her role. She also did a TV series with Anurag Kashyap. But her brief appearance in Bhindi Bazaar Inc and Rajdhani Express went unnoticed.

But now the supremely talented actor will be back, sharing screen space alongside Madhuri Dixit in Gulaab Gang, which will release this year. She will also be seen in B.A. Pass. We wish Shilpa a great birthday and an eventful 2013!

The two movies fail to make any impact on the audience and the box office alike

The year has just begun, and for Bollywood, not on a bright note. The two movies, Table No. 21starring Rajeev Khandelwal, Paresh Rawal and Tena Desae, and Rajdhani Expressstarring Leander Paes, Priyanshu Chatterjee, Jimmy Shergill which released on January 4, haven’t managed to create any buzz at the box office.

The game show based action thriller, Table No. 21 managed to rake in just Rs 6.34 crores over the weekend. It opened to an average collection of Rs 1.55 crores on Friday, and collected Rs 2.04 cores and Rs 2.75 crores on Saturday and Sunday respectively, and it might just manage to recover its budget. On the other hand, Paes’ debut movie was so uninspiring that it has tanked without a trace, and the collections aren’t even worth mentioning.

Well, with Matru Ki Bijkee Ka Mandola releasing next week, we hope that the box office will see better days this month!

The new song from the upcoming suspense thriller is a huge disappointment

Rajdhani Expressstarring Leander Paes will hit the theatre screens on January 4, 2013. Directed by Ashok Kohli, the film fails to pique our curiosity despite being a suspense thriller. And adding to the list of gripes is the new song Koi Umeed, which is the kind of composition you won’t feel like hearing for the second time. 2012 has been such a delight when it comes to the music scene, from Cocktail to Barfi!, we have being overdosing on some amazingly cool compositions. But Koi umeed sticks out like a sore thumb ‘coz of its mediocrity.

The track, of course, gives a fair idea about the storyline, with Leander Paes occasionally hamming and at times bringing his impassive side to the fore, Jimmy Shergill galvanising his grey cells into action as a cop and Priyanshu Chatterjee (of Tum Bin fame) trying to get all comical.

Directed by Ashok Kohli, this film looks like a hardcore suspense thriller

Rajdhani Express was shelved in between, but looks like the makers have finally decided to set the wheels of this project in motion. The movie boasts of small names, yet an interesting cast. Jimmy Shergill who was last seen playing the role of a cop in A Wednesday!, will be seen stepping into the shoes of a hardcore police officer yet again. We aren’t very clear about Leander tennis ace Paes’s character yet. While some say he’s playing a terrorist, there’s also a buzz that he has been assigned the role of an errand boy of a gun runner. The film is shrouded in mystery. A first look at the posters and they don’t look that impressive, but again we give it the benefit of doubt as the promos are not out yet.

The other actors who will be seen making their presence felt in the film are Priyanshu Chatterjee, Gulshan Grover, Sudhanshu Pandey, Puja Bose and Sayali Bhagat. Priyanshu, of Tum Bin fame, will be seen on the bada parda after eons. Now let’s see if the speed of Rajdhani Express manages to match our sky-high expectations. We wait.